Industry experts have warned that a crash disabling eBay in Europe this week won’t be the last blackout, because the decades old systems of the web can’t hold the sheer weight of innovative devices and heavy websites.

City of London Police keep sending domain name suspension requests to ISPs, but they are normally not welcomed. According to new information obtained via a Freedom of Information request sent by TorrentFreak to the police, a total of 70 requests were denied, with only 5 being granted.

It is only May 2014, but Google has already been asked to remove a record-breaking 100 million “pirate” search results this year. The rate escalates rapidly, representing a significant increase compared to 2013, with the end of the takedown surge being nowhere in sight.

The country’s Congress passed Internet-privacy legislation similar to an Internet user’s bill of rights. This move was taken after the United States had been revealed spying on Brazil’s President for basically no reason.

President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, seems to having taken control of the most popular social network in the country to ensure that he is able to effectively monitor Ukrainian protests. The founder of the Russian Vkontakte (InTouch),

The country’s Ministry of Culture and Information has recently blocked access to The Pirate Bay, without providing any explanation. Aside from the largest BitTorrent tracker in the world, a number of similar portals were also censored, including Torrentz.eu,

Aussie Attorney General Department seems to be cross that citizens are encrypting their traffic and the spooks can’t read it. May be that’s why it is drawing up new laws in order to force Internet users and providers of encrypted online communications services to decode any information intercepted by authorities.

The American government seems to be rewarding tech giants, including Microsoft and Apple, who are known for avoiding paying tax by funnelling cash viatax havens like Ireland.The British Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) revealed that 4 of the biggest American technology groups collectively hold about $124 billion in US Treasury debt (much of it offshore),